The Department of Economic and Social Sciences (DiSES) of the Università Politecnica delle Marche is organizing a 3 day conference with a focus on the comparison of the causes and the consequences of the Great Crisis of 1929 and the 2008 Great Recession, and on what we can learn from them in order to overcome crises.

The aim of the conference is to examine in depth both the 1929 and the current crises from different analytical and empirical perspectives, although contributions may extend to the late 19th century Depression or other relevant recession in the industrial age.

Scientific Committee:

Franco Amatori (Università Bocconi, Milano)

Gérard Béaur (EHESS, Paris)

Michael D. Bordo (Rutgers University)

Youssef Cassis (European University Institute, Fiesole)

Francesco Chiapparino (UnivPM, Ancona)

Pier Luigi Ciocca (LUISS, Roma)

Marcello De Cecco (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa)

Domenico Delli Gatti (Università Cattolica, Milano)

Barry Eichengreen (University of California, Berkeley)

Michele Fratianni (Indiana University, Bloomington – UnivPM, Ancona)

Mauro Gallegati (UnivPM, Ancona)

Bruce C. Greenwald (Columbia University, New York)

Harold James (Princeton University)

Alan Kirman (Université Aix-Marseille)

Richard C. Koo (Nomura Research Institute, Tokyo)

Mariana Mazzucato (University of Sussex)

Luca Papi (UnivPM, Ancona)

James B. Ramsey (New York University)

Alberto Russo (UnivPM, Ancona)

Willi Semmler (New School University, New York)

Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University, New York)

Gianni Toniolo (Università di Roma Tor Vergata

Possible topics include:

Relationships between macro sectors and structural transformations at the root of modern crises;

Barriers to labor mobility (and other factors) in extended recessions;

History of economic thought in large-scale crises: causes and effects;

Economic crises and the crisis of economic theory.

Submission Requirements:

Presenters: Long Abstract (two pages) by September 15th to be sent to 1929vs2008 , specifying the subject(s) according to the list of "Possible topics" above;

Session organizers: Proposal by September 30th to be sent to 1929vs2008 . The proposals consist of three papers, discussants and a session chair (names and affiliations). Each participant is expected to pay the conference registration fee even if he/she is discussant, chair, or has been invited to participate;